Woman’s ceremonial robe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Woman's ceremonial robe by unknown artist is a cream-colored robe with short sleeves. The robe is A-line shaped with a round hole at the top for the head. Black sections of ornate design are at the top of each sleeve. A large black section of ornate design crosses diagonally from the top right shoulder to the left side. The robe is decorated with medallions and birds. The medallions are blue and gold with white highlights. The medallions are interspersed with designs of birds. The bottom of the robe has stylized wave and scroll designs in green, blue and black.